Beech Creek TownshipIN
A town of 2,429.
Is Beech Creek Township a good place to live?
Beech Creek Township’s best subject grades are a B for civic life and cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 19 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns score lower on walkability. Beech Creek Township’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 97 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on history. Canyon Forest Nature Preserve, at 66 acres with 1.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Beech Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Beech Creek Township for work
Where Beech Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Beech Creek Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Beech Creek Township is from typical.
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Moving to Beech Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Beech Creek Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Beech Creek Township.
Beech Creek Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Beech Creek Township for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Beech Creek Township has lost 20 jobs, to 47 in 2023. 15% of Beech Creek Township residents live below the poverty line, where Indiana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
| Beech Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Beech Creek Township is less healthy than 69% of U.S. towns
Beech Creek Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 40% of adults have high blood pressure in Beech Creek Township.
| Beech Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Beech Creek Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.3% |
| More adults with arthritis | 32.2% | 28.3% |
| More adults with high cholesterol | 42.6% | 37.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Beech Creek Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Beech Creek Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Beech Creek Township stands out in Indiana and nationally, with the median age higher than most
Beech Creek Township’s median age is 51.2 years. Adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (37% statewide); children under 18 are 17% of residents (23% statewide). 21% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Beech Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51.2 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 17% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 21% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.8 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Beech Creek Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.8% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.3% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.5% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.1% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.3% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.5% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.4% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.6% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.4% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
Beech Creek Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.9% of Beech Creek Township is conserved land
2.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Beech Creek Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Beech Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Canyon Forest Nature Preserve | 1.7 mi | 66 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Memorial Stadium and 3 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Beech Creek Township. Close and well known come first.
13 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
13 mi Stadium & arenaSimon Skjodt Assembly Hall
13 mi MuseumEskenazi Museum of Art
13 mi TheatreIndiana University AuditoriumPhoto credits
Memorial Stadium: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall: Sean Benham from Chicago, CC BY 2.0 · Eskenazi Museum of Art: Kzollman (Kevin J.S. Zollman)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Indiana University Auditorium: Gottscho-Schleisner Collection, Public domain
Everything we know about Beech Creek Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Beech Creek Township
About 4 of every 100 Beech Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Beech Creek Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Beech Creek Township is one of fifteen townships in Greene County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,385, down from 2,595 at 2010.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 47 sq mi
- Elevation
- 630 ft
Beech Creek Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Beech Creek Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Creek Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | C |
| Highland Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Center Township | #491 | C | B+ | — | C+ | C |
| Van Buren Township | #139 | A− | B | — | A− | B |
| Clay Township | #367 | B− | A | — | B | C− |
| Solsberry | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Beech Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Beech Creek Township, Center Township, Van Buren Township and Clay Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Highland Township and Solsberry aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Beech Creek Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Beech Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Beech Creek Township, IN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.